SummerSlam (2006)

WWE SummerSlam 2006
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Promotion	World Wrestling Entertainment
Brand(s)	RAW SmackDown! ECW
Date	August 20 2006
City	Boston, Massachusetts
Venue	TD Banknorth Garden
Attendance	16,168
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SummerSlam 2006 was the nineteenth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event from World Wrestling Entertainment. It was held on August 20 2006 at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Tickets sold out within three days after going on sale. This was the first inter-brand pay-per-view event to feature RAW, SmackDown! and ECW brands. This was also the first time three separate World Heavyweight Championships have been defended at the same event. The tagline was "Biggest Party of the Summer."

The official theme songs were The Enemy by Godsmack and Cobrastyle by Teddybears. This was the second straight year that SummerSlam had two official theme songs.

Results

• Chavo Guerrero defeated Rey Mysterio (11:00)
  • Guerrero pinned Mysterio after a Frog Splash. Vickie Guerrero involved herself in the match and "accidentally" fell into the ropes when arguing with Mysterio. As a result, Mysterio was crotched onto the top turnbuckle allowing Chavo to execute a brain buster followed by the aforementioned frog splash.
• The Big Show defeated Sabu in an Extreme Rules match to retain the ECW World Title (8:30)
  • The Big Show pinned "The Suicidal, Homicidal, Genocidal, Death-Defying" Sabu following a Chokeslam through a table.
• Hulk Hogan defeated Randy Orton (10:58)

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  Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Orton

  • Hogan pinned Orton after a Leg drop to win a "Legend versus Legend Killer" match.
• Ric Flair defeated Mick Foley in an "I Quit" match (13:12)
  • Foley said "I Quit" after Flair threatened to hit Melina with a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire.
• Batista defeated World Heavyweight Champion King Booker (w/Queen Sharmell) by disqualification (10:29)
  • King Booker was disqualified (thus, retaining the World Heavyweight Championship) when Queen Sharmell jumped on Batista's back to prevent him from executing his Batista bomb.
• D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) defeated Shane McMahon and Vince McMahon (13:02)
  • Triple H pinned Mr. McMahon after a Pedigree by himself and Sweet Chin Music from Michaels.
  • The Spirit Squad, Mr. Kennedy, William Regal, Finlay, The Big Show and Umaga all interfered on behalf of the McMahons before and (in Umaga's case) during the match while Kane came out to assist DX (and run off Umaga).
• Edge(w/Lita) defeated John Cena to retain the WWE Championship (15:41)
  • Edge pinned Cena after hitting him with brass knuckles behind the referee's back.
  • The WWE Championship could have changed hands by disqualification.

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DX defeats the McMahons

Other on-screen talent

RAW Commentators Jim Ross Jerry "The King" Lawler SmackDown! Commentators Michael Cole John "Bradshaw" Layfield ECW Commentators Joey Styles Tazz Spanish Commentators Carlos Cabrera Hugo Savinovich Ring Announcers Lilian Garcia - RAW Tony Chimel - SmackDown! Justin Roberts - ECW

RAW referees Mike Chioda Jack Doan Chad Patton SmackDown! referees Nick Patrick Charles Robinson ECW Referee Mickie Henson Other Ashley Massaro Trish Stratus Candice Michelle Torrie Wilson Jillian Hall Maria Kanellis Kelly Kelly Layla El

Official promotional poster for SummerSlam 2006

Notes

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John Cena facing interference from Lita

• With his victory over Randy Orton, Hulk Hogan improved his SummerSlam record to 6-0. Conversely, with his loss, King Booker dropped to a 0-4 record at SummerSlam.
• SummerSlam 2006 marked the first time the ECW World Title was defended at a WWE PPV.
• This was the second consecutive SummerSlam that Vickie Guerrero was involved in a match that featured Rey Mysterio and a Guerrero going against each other.
• This was the first SummerSlam at which Kurt Angle didn't wrestle since his WWE debut.
• This was the first SummerSlam at which The Big Show had appeared since SummerSlam 1999.
• Dark match: Carlito defeated Rob Conway (4:20)
  • Carlito pinned Conway after a Backcracker in a dark match prior to the pay-per-view.

External links

• SummerSlam Official Web Site